Lining-protector.



H. H., EATON. LINING PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1913. 1,119,750, Patented Dec. 1,1914.

THE MORRIS PETERS CO.. PHKJ`IO-LITH1Y WASHINGTON, D. C.

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HARRISON E. EATON, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEWJERSEY, A. vCOEl?QR'IION 0F NEW JERSEY.

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Application near/ray 2s, 1913. serial No. 770,356.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, HARRISON LH. EATON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beverly, in the county ofEsseX and State of ls'lassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lining-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the follow` ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art kto which it appertains to make and use the same.

llhe present invention relates to heel supports for shoe lasts and more particularly to devices employed in connection with such supports `to prevent injury to the lining and upper of a lasted shoe. v

ll/Then jacking a shoe the heel portion of the last is forced down upon the last pin until the last contacts with the facevof the last block and unless considerable care is eX- ercised in performing this operation the up'- per and lining of the shoe are often caught between the adjacent faces of the last and last block and when pressure is applied to the shoe the upper is cut kor otherwise damaged.

ne object of the present invention is to provide a simple, compact and etlicient mechanismV which engages and positively spreads the upper of a shoe as the last is forced down upon the last pin.

Vith this object in view, one feature of the invent-ion consists in the provision ofA an upper spreading member located substantially parallel to the upper and arranged to move outwardly to spread the upper as the shoe last is forced down on to the last pin.

Still further features of the invention consist in certain novel features of construction., combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed, the advantages of which will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings illustratingKL the preferred form of the invention; Figure l represents a side elevation of aheel support embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the construction shown in Fig. l and illustrates the upper spreading devices in the position which they normally occupy before the last is mounted upon the heel support; and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the position of the'upper spreading members after the last has *been forced down kupon the last pin into engagement withthe last block.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention .1s preferably employed in connection with a sole laying machinev of the type dis closed in the U.v S. application of Davenport, No. 586,243, iled October l0, 1910, but 1t 1s understood that the improvement is i not limited in its application to this type of -machine, but may be used to advantage in various` machines in which the last is supported other than manually.

The heel support which vis indicated atl is mounted in the' machine in the usual mannerand consists. of a last bloclr 2 and a last pin 3 extending therefrom. The upper spreading device ,is supported substantially parallel to the upper in a position to be` engaged by the last in its movement toward the last block and move outwardly upon a continued movementof the last to engage the inside of the depending upper and move it away from thelast pin. ln the simplest the most e'liicient form of the invention which has yet been devised the upper spreading member is supported upon the free end of an arm pivoted to the last bloclr at one side of the last pin andextending obliquely to the opposite side of the last pin. ln the illustrated embodiment of the invention two upper spreading members 4c are supported upon opposite sides of the last pin and are arranged to move'in opposite directions away from the last pin upon a downward movement of the last. The opposite ends of the members are supported by arms 5 and 6 which are pivoted respectivelyin transverse slots 7 and 8 formed in the upper face of the last block. As shown clearly in Fig. 2, each arm is pivoted at one side of the last pin and extends obliquely of the last pin to a point at the opposite side, thus causing the upper spreading member to move downwardly and outwardly when it is engaged by the last into the position shown in Fig. 3. ln order to retain the members in close proximity to the last pin when the last is'removed, the lower ends of the arms 5 are provided with depending ears l0 which are connected by a tension spring ll'. This construction forms a simple and ecient mechanism which oc-` cupies but little space and which' operates soy with certainty to spread the upper away `from the last pin when the shoe is mounted upon the heel support.

While it is preferred to employ the specilic construction and arrangement of parte shown and described, it will be understood that this construction and arrangement is not essentiel except so far as specified in the claims, and may be changed or modified without departing from the broader features of the invention.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is l l. A heel support for a last, having in combination, a last block, a last pin mounted upon the block, and an upper spreading member normally supported in close prof;- imity to the last `pin and arranged to move outwardly away from the last pin to positively spread the upper as the shoe last is forced down on to the last pin.

A. heel support for e last, having in combination, a last block, a last pin mounted upon the block, and an upper spreading member normally supported in close proximity to the last pin and constructed and arranged to move outwardly away from the last pin and toward the upper face of the last block to positively spread the upper as the last is forced down on to the last pin.

3. heel `support Jtor e last, having in combination, a last block, a, last pin mounted upon the block, an arm pivoted to the last block at one side ot the last pin and extending obliquely to the opposite side of the last pin, and an upper spreading member supported upon the free end of the arm and arranged to be engaged by the last the latter is forced down on to the last pin.

el. A heel support for a last, having in combination, a last block, a last pin mounted upon the block, an arm pivoted upon the last block at one sideof the last pin and extendingto the opposite side of the last pin, an upper spreading member supported upon the tree end of the arm, and a spring normally maintaining the upper spreadin?` member in engagement with the last pin.

n. A. heel support for e last, having in combination, a last block, a last pin mounted upon the block, a pair of arms pivoted upon the last block at opposite sides of the .last pin, an'upper spreading;l member supported upon the free end of each arm, and a spring connecting the lower ends of the arms to retain the upper spreadingmembers in engagement with opposite sides of the last pin.

, HARRSON l-l. EATON. 7i tnesses (li-msnen E. Roenes, LAURA M. Goonnmen.

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